Say Her Name Audiobook

" At times this "grief memoir" was hard to read because Francisco Goldman is SO sad an SO lost without Aura. But it is ultimately beautiful and sad and moving. "

" This book is a fictionalized account of the author's life with Aura Estrada, his wife who died in a surfing accident in 2007. Since it is classified as fiction, I'm uncertain as to some of the facts, but it seems mostly to have occurred the way he write it. I mostly liked it, although parts of it were somewhat tedious to get through. The story is heartbreaking because you know from the beginning that she is going to die. "

" Until I finished the book and looked at the library cataloguing on the spine, I did not realize it was a novel. It was such a painfully beautiful tribute to the author's wife and his love for her, I was sure it was biography. I can't put it any better than Annie Proulx: "We may feel we know something about love's burn, the scorching heat of loss, but reading this book is to stand in front of a blowtorch, to take a farrier's rasp to raw ends ... Wrenching funny, powerful, beautiful." "

" Chalk up another one for my "mourner-memoir" fascination.. "

" After his young wife died in a swimming accident Goldman wrote this loving and beautifully written 'novel' that reads more like a memoir than fiction...it's heartbreaking, and initally gripping, but then the outpouring of grief and love gets tiring. Sob. Sob. I'm sorry, I'm SORRY. I couldn't put it down but I was relieved when it was over. "

" While beautifully written, it often seemed Goldman would jump between scenes or be writing more for himself than the reader. However, as the novel was intended as part of his grieving process, this is understandable. Truly a story of love. "

" I cannot explain how annoyed I was reading this book. Albeit a true story, it was pathetic. "

" very prodding story....similar to prozac nation in that way. "

" The book is essentially a painstakingly recount of every detail of the author's late wife's life. But this cataloging mostly seems a natural and understandable way to memorialize her. Unfortunately, at times, this ends up to be a tedious read otherwise I'd have rated it 5 stars. "

" I feel terrible and heartless not liking a memoir about the death of the author's wife. There were many moving passages, but the way the book was organized and edited (among other things) made it too much like someone's journal and tough (at least for me) to get through. "

" A beautiful book - heartbreaking, too - about the power of love and loss. Francisco Goldman makes you fall in love with his late wife, Aura, who died in 2005 in a swimming accident. And, with this book, he keeps her alive, too. "

" Sad and tragic story, but a bit too long and detailed. "

" What a sad yet beautiful book. "

" Incredibly sad, but still a wonderful read. "

" This book is really sad. "

" Love's loss laid bare in beautifully heart-wrenching detail. A wonderful book. "

" Pleased to read this galley. So much raw emotion. I feel like I know his widow and feel authors pain and yearning to have his wife back. "

" I thought this was a very beautiful and poignant tribute from Francisco Goldman to his late wife. I thought it was reminiscent of Joan Didion's "A Year of Magical Thinking". My heart just hurts for Goldman and the loss of the love of his wife. Definitely work reading! "

" Too rambling and way too crude. Not at all what I expected. "

" Beautiful. A true testament of love, loss and the power of a well written book. "

" Easily the best, most beautiful thing I've read this year and perhaps longer. This will shake you. "

" Wow, what a sad story! I read the 350 pages in a day. This author brought me into his life, love and grieving anid I am still reeling from it. Read it if you dare. "

" A beautiful book - heartbreaking, too - about the power of love and loss. Francisco Goldman makes you fall in love with his late wife, Aura, who died in 2005 in a swimming accident. And, with this book, he keeps her alive, too. "

" A true love story told by a grieving husband. Honest and heart-wrenching. "